Tree-holder.



L. D. PANGBOHN.

TREE HOLDER.

APPUcATloN FILED JULY 17. :913.

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LEO D. PANGBORN, OI"` WATERLOO, WISCONSIN,1ASSIGNOR TO MADISON NOVELTYC0.OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, A COPARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF CHARLES D. FICKSAND ALEXANDER C. LEGGETT, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, AND SAID LEO D. PANG-BORN. f i

TREE-HOLDER.

Patented nec. 21, 1915.

Application filed July .17, 1913. Serial No. 779,413.

To all whom t may concern.' Y,

Be it known that I, Lito D. PANGBORN, a citizen of the: United States,residing at vWaterloo, in the county ofI Jefferson and State oflViscOnsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tree-Holders, of which the following is a specifi-- cation, reference beinghadA to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

The main Vobject of `this invention is to y produce a strong, durableand inconspicuous metal holder or stand for Christmas trees and thelike, of simplel and inexpensive construction, which shall bereadilyadaptable and applied `to tree butts or trunks of different sizesand shapes, andy which whenin use shall firmly support a tree or thelike in an erect position, and when not in use may be folded into smallcompass for storage or transportation.

It consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts ashereinafter particularly described and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing like characters designate the same parts invthe several figures.

Figure l is a plan view of the holder einbodying the invention in itspreferred form, the braces and dogs being shown as un folded or turnedup into operative position;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the holder unfolded and in operativecondition, the butt or trunk of aV tree being indicated in Figs. 1 and 2by dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the holder folded; Fig. 4 isan elevation y and partial section of the same on the line L -fl, Fig.3; and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5, Fig. 3.

The holder or stand comprises a substantial-ly flat base and two foldingbraces hinged or pivoted to opposite sides of the base and provided attheir free ends with dogs for engagement with the butt or trunk of atree or the like above the base.

' The base is preferably constructed as shown, of band metal in the formof an annular or four-sided frame ct, having round corners and a crosspiece riveted or otherwise fastened at theends to the frame and providedwith. a central upwardly prolapped and riveted as shown at d, orotherwise joined together. 1

The sides of the frame opposite and parallel with the cross piece Z) areformed with upwardly bent loops c, in which the outer and lower ends ofthe folding braces are hinged or pivoted on pins or rivets Like thebaseframe a, the braces are preferably made of band metal, each braceconsisting as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, of two bands or members g, benttoward each other adjacent to their outer ends which are parallel andpivoted at a distance from and in alinement with each other in the loopse of the base frame c. The inwardly converging bands or members areriveted or otherwise fastened together atwise adjacent to their inner orfree ends which are spread and pointed forming divergent prongs of dogs'a' for engagement with opposite sides of a tree trunk orthe like, whenthe braces are turned up into operative position, as shown in Figs. land 2. By the construction of the braces and their connection with thebase frame, as shown andherein described, two folding braces are enabledtorfirmly support a tree or the like, and the construction and operationof the device are simplified and improved. rlhe brace bands gare also`bent edgewise adjacent to their outer ends, as shown in Figs. 2 and t,to permit them to unfold into operative position without interferingwith the tops of loops e or unnecessarily extending the loops upward.The points of the dogs e' are hooked or bent inwardly edgewise, as shownin Figs. 2 and et, to more readily engage with and effectively hold atree trunk or the like when they are turned up into operative positionand driven or forced inwardly into the trunk or the like.`

To mount a tree in the holder or stand, the braces and dogs are invertedand turned upwardly and outwardly far enough to clear the butt of thetree, which is impaled centrally on the spike c.l The tree beingsupported in an erect position, the dogs z' are then driven or forcedinwardly into engagement with the opposite sides of the trunk. If thetree is symmetrical or approximately balanced, it will be held firmlyand steadily by the holder or stand without otherfastening, but if itshould be large,

and dogs are folded as shown in Figs. .3 and il, and in this condition anumber' of holders may be nested or packed closely together into smallcompass for storage or transportation', or a' single holder occupying asmall space, may be conveniently hung up or laid away, and may be tiedor wired and shipped without wrapping.

Various modificationsv 1n the details of construction of the device maybe madeV without materially affecting its mode of operation and withoutdeparting from the principle of the invention as defined in thefollowing claims.

l. In a tree holder the combination of a substantially flat metal baseframe and two folding metal braces hinged to opposite sides of saidframe and each consisting of inwardly converging members pivoted attheir outer ends at a distance from and in alinement with each other toone side of the frame and joined together adjacent to their inner freeends which are provided with a dog for engagement with a tree trunk orthe like when the braces are turned up into operative position.

2. In a tree holder the combination of a substantially flat baseconsisting of a foursided frame having a cross piece provided with acentral upwardly projecting spike, and folding braces each consisting ofin wardly converging members pivoted at their outer ends to one 4side ofthe base and joined. adjacent to ,their inner freev ends, which arespread and Pointed to form dogs for engagement with a tree trunk or thelikewhen the braces are turned up into eperativev position.

3. In a tree holder the combination of a substantially flat baseconsisting of a band f metal frame. having a cross piece provided withVa. central upwardly pro'iecting spike base consisting of a substantiallyfiat band l metal frame formed on opposite sides with upwardly bentloopsV and having a cross piece provided with a central upwardlyprojecting spike, and folding braces each com posed of two metalVbands'pivoted at' one end in the loops in one side of the frame andconverging toward and joined flatwise adJacent to their free endsl whichare'pointed and form a dog for engagement vwith a tree trunk or .thelike.

In witness whereof I hereto aliX` my sigr nature in presence A.of twowitnesses.`

p LEO D. PANGBORN.

Witnesses: Y l

EDwD F. VICK, EDW. ToRrEY.

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Washington, D. C.

